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Ministry of Women and Child Development
People of J&K have expressed great faith in PM: Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani
Union WCD Minister graced the Poshan Maah Programme during her two day visit to BUDGAM
“Everybody I met today has a message of faith in PM Modi and we are keen on delivering upon the promises made by the Union Government to the people of Jammu and Kashmir” , these remarks were made by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani on her two day visit to Budgam as a part of Union Government’s outreach initiative.
The Minister presided over a day long function organized by Directorate of ICDS and Department of Social Welfare in connection with celebration of 4th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2021. The minister said that 31000 smart phones have been provided to 28000 Anganwadi Centers operational in the UT of J&K and about 9 Crore rupees have been provided as monetary relief to the deserving women and children across the UT of J&K under Poshan Abhiyan Scheme.
The Minister expressed gratitude and hailed the efforts of district administration for the measure taken to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. She said that district administration has demonstrated commitment and dedication while rendering their services despite challenging circumstances. “I salute all COVID warriors, health workers police, civil administration officials and other volunteers who despite all dangers put themselves into high risk and saved many precious lives,” she said.
TheUnion Minister laid the foundation stone for up-gradation and widening of 10 Km road from Budgam to Mamat to Handjan coming at a cost of Rs 5.85 crore to be executed by NABARD.
Later the Minister chaired the meeting of officials of district administration to review up-gradation and reformations besides completion of various developmental initiatives through different centrally and state sponsored schemes in the district. The Minister appreciated the efforts of District Administration in ensuring the timely completion of key projects mostly linked to common people’s interest despite facing huge hardships and disruptions due to COVID-19 crisis.
During the meeting the minister emphasized upon the need for collective sharing of responsibility from all line departments in facing challenges and ensuring vibrant implementation of all schemes. She stressed for establishment of mobile desk in police stations where female clients going through domestic violence or other physical abuses shall register their grievances. The Minister also interacted with different delegations of DDC’s, BDC’s, PRI’s and MC’s.Later delegations from traders, youth clubs, and local deputations also had an interaction with the Minister.
The Minister also visited Sheikh ul Alam Hall Budgam and distributed nutrition kits, sanction letters among the selected beneficiaries including adolescent children and old age persons. Later the minister participated in a plantation drive at the nearby Bihisti Zehra Park.
Ministry of Defence
Overseas Deployment of ICGS SHAURYA and RAJVEER to Bangladesh
Indian Coast Guard Ships ICGS Shaurya and Rajveer were on a six-day visit to Chattogram, Bangladesh from 13 to 19 January, 2023 to enhance the cooperative engagements and interoperability under the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding  signed between Indian and Bangladesh Coast Guard .
The visit holds significance in strengthening the bilateral relationships with BCG which has grown manifold over the years to ensure safe, secure and clean seas in the Region. The fruitful engagements with various senior officials and personnel of BCG during the visit has further enhanced the safety and security of the fishermen and mariners.
During the visit, Pollution Response Team of Indian Coast Guard conducted a five-day International Maritime Organisation Level I course on Pollution Response for the first time in Bangladesh for 20 BCG personnel. The BCG personnel were also imparted training on operations of PR equipment onboard ICGS Ships Shaurya and Rajveer.
A joint exercise was held at sea with BCG ships to validate the established Standard Operating Procedures  in area of environmental protection and Search and Rescue at the end of the visit. The enthusiasm and keen interest displayed by senior officials and trainees will certainly bolster the marine environmental protection initiatives by the respective Governments in the Region.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Shri R. K. Sharma joins as Commissioner of Railway Safety, Western Circle
Shri R. K. Sharma has joined as Commissioner of Railway Safety , Western Circle in Mumbai. The Commission of Railway Safety is subordinate to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
He has earlier worked as CRS in NF circle at Kolkata. He will be in charge of Western / North Western Zone and Metros of Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. Shri Sharma has experience of working as a Director  in MMRDA, handling Metro rail works in Mumbai as well as management of Mumbai Suburban system.
He is credited with introducing concept of Live Line Maintenance of 25 KV Traction system and First Solar pump in Indian Railway and Standardization/indigenization of Electrical Systems in Metros.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 242
India’s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage crosses 75.81 Cr
More than 54 lakh Vaccine Doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed75.81 Crore today. More than 54 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,65,012
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2nd Dose
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86,26,343
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,39,398
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2nd Dose
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1,41,53,295
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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30,58,59,611
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2nd Dose
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4,69,45,312
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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14,54,51,999
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2nd Dose
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6,43,17,504
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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9,41,15,941
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2nd Dose
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5,00,24,916
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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57,41,31,961
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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18,40,67,370
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Total
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75,81,99,331
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 14th September, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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266
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2nd Dose
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11,997
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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484
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2nd Dose
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43,997
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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23,70,378
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2nd Dose
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14,54,489
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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5,92,668
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2nd Dose
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4,75,611
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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2,99,818
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2nd Dose
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2,22,648
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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32,63,614
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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22,08,742
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Total
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54,72,356
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM offers prayers at Sree PadmanabhaSwamy Temple; inaugurates Swadesh Darshan Scheme
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited Thiruvananthapuram. He unveiled a plaque to mark the inauguration of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. He offered prayers at Sree PadmanabhaSwamy Temple.
The Prime Minister’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram followed the inauguration of Kollam Bypass earlier today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Sikkim University organized One day Official Language Conclave
Sikkim University organized a one day official language conclave today at Rapjyor Cauvery Hall on ‘Multiple Dimension of Official Language – Challenges and Solution’. On the occasion Shri Jagdish Ram Pauri, Director , Official Language, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India was present as the chief guest while Shri Badri Yadav, Deputy Director  and office head, Official Language Implementation Department , Ministry of Home Affairs was present as the special guest.
Also present on the occasion were Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University Prof. Avinash Khare, Registrar Shri KVS Kameshwar Rao, Dean of Language and Literature faculty Prof. Rosy Chamling. The conclave was initiated with recitation of Mantras and lighting of lamp. On the occasion, the maiden edition of ‘Rajbhasa Sikkim’ the half yearly journal of Department of Hindi, Sikkim University was also released.
Delivering his opening notes, Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University Prof. Avinash Khare highlighted the position of Official Language in Sikkim University. Appreciating the efforts put by the editors of ‘Rajbhasa Sikkim’, he appealed dignitaries to assist in bettering the journal more.
Speaking as the chief guest, Shri Jagdish Ram Pauri expressed his thanks for invitation to the conclave and greeted best wishes to the organizers as well the publication of journal. Special guest Badri Yadav also appreciated the effort put by the organizers for the conclave and appreciated the publication of journal. Registrar KVS Kameshwar Rao appreciated the use of official language while Dean Prof. Rosy Chamling urged to relentlessly continue the publication of the journal. The opening ceremony of the conclave was coordinated by Dr. Chuki Bhutia, Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi, while vote of thanks was rendered by Ms Jutika Goswami, Hindi officer of Sikkim University.
During the first session of conclave, a thorough discussion was undertaken on the subject ‘Multiple dimension of official language – challenges and solution’. Resource person Shri Pauri urged everyone to publicize the official language through means of encouragement and inspiration. While highlighting various training programs on official language, he also encouraged everyone to promote it and shed light on confusions.
During the second session, Shri Badri Yadav delved into varied dimension of the status of official language in the northeast. He also underlined the tradition of ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’ in the country. While highlighting the varied forms of Hindi along with other Indian language, he also underlined the role of Hindi in getting employment.
The conclave concluded with presentation of cultural extravaganza.
Ministry of Tourism
Six Days Cultural extravaganza Bharat Parv concludes today on a colourful note
More than 2 lakh people enjoyed the Bharat Parv and witnessed the true spirit of 'Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat'
The celebration of Bharat Parv concluded today at Red Fort in the presence of Tourism secretary Shri Yogendra Tripathi. The Bharat Parv was organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India at the Red Fort, New Delhi from 26th to 31st January, 2020. Speaking on the occasion Shri Yogendra Tripathi said that in these 6 days more than 2 lakh people enjoyed the Bharat Parv and witnessed the true spirit of 'Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat'.
The objective of Bharat Parv was to encourage Indians to visit different tourism places of India and to inculcate the spirit of Dekho Apna Desh. More than 50 food stalls, 79 handicrafts / handloom stalls and 27 theme pavilions had been setup during Bharat Parv. The Central theme of this years Bharat Parv is Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat and Celebrating 150 Years of Mahatma Gandhi.
The major attractions this year included display of Tableaux of the Republic Day parade, performance by armed forces bands, tourism theme pavilion by State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations and line Ministries, handicraft & Handloom Stalls by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, Commission Handloom/ Handicrafts/ TRIFED, food Court by State Governments, Institutes of Hotel Management and other organizations, cultural Performances by North Central Zone Cultural Centre  and State Governments / UT Administrations and cookery demonstrations by State Governments and Institute of Hotel Management.
Ministry of Defence
Cabinet approves Strategic Tunnel under Rohtang Pass to be renamed after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to honour the contribution of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by naming the Strategic Tunnel under Rohtang Pass after him on December 25, 2019, which happens to be his birthday. The historic decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken on June 03, 2000 when late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. The foundation stone for the Access Road to the South Portal of the tunnel was laid on May 26, 2002.
The 8.8-kilometre long tunnel is the world's longest tunnel above an altitude of 3,000 metres. It will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometres and save crores of rupees in transport costs. It is a 10.5-metre wide single tube bi-lane tunnel with a fire proof emergency egress tunnel built into the main tunnel itself.
The Border Roads Organisation  worked relentlessly to overcome major geological, terrain and weather challenges that included the most difficult stretch of the 587-metre Seri Nalah Fault Zone. The breakthrough from both ends was achieved on October 15, 2017.
The tunnel is now nearing completion and is a step in the direction of providing all weather connectivity to remote border areas of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh which otherwise remained cut off from the rest of the country for about six months during winters.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates two National Highway projects worth Rs 3,390 crore in Buxar, Bihar
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated two National Highway projects worth Rs 3,390 crore in Buxar in the presence of Union Minister of State Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Bihar BJP President Shri Sanjay Jaiswal and officials.
Shri Gadkari said with 44 km 4-lane Koilwar to Bhojpur section on NH-922 constructed at a cost of Rs.1662 crore and 48 km 4-lane Bhojpur to Buxar section on NH-922 constructed at a cost of Rs.1728 crore connectivity with Purvanchal Expressway will be easy. This will make it easy to reach Delhi from Bihar via Lucknow. The time taken to reach Delhi will be reduced from 15 hours to 10 hours, he added.
The Minister said this road will relieve the residents of the traffic jam in Ara. Agricultural produce will have easy access to the new market. He said with the construction of Ganga bridge, the traffic between North and South Bihar will be convenient. 37 underpass will facilitate the movement of pedestrians and vehicles. Transport of light and heavy vehicles will be facilitated by 5 major bridges and 13 minor bridges, he added.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Efforts to ensure easy, accessible and affordable judicial system
The efforts made by the Government to ensure easy, accessible and affordable judicial system for the people belonging to socially and economically backward classes are as follows:
- The Legal Services Authorities  Act, 1987 was enacted with a view to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of the Act to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.
- Under the aegis of the Legal Services Act, LokAdalats are organised to promote justice on a basis of equal opportunities. For this purpose, the legal services institutions have been setup from the Taluk Court level to the Supreme Court.
- 9.75 lakhs persons have been provided with free legal services during the period April, 2022 to January, 2023 and 5.54 crore cases  have been settled through LokAdalats April, 2022 to February, 2023.
- In addition, the Government has launched NyayaBandhu  programme to link the persons eligible to avail free legal aid under Section 12 of LSA Act, 1987 with the pro-bono lawyers. 5954 pro bono advocates have been registered under the programme and 2180 cases have been registered by the beneficiaries.
- Tele-law programme, being run by the Government provides legal advice to public including persons entitled for free legal aid under Section 12 of LSA Act, 1987, at pre-litigation stage by the Panel Lawyers through the Common Service Centre  at the Panchayats. Tele-law has served more than 33.54 lakh beneficiaries till date.
The responsibility for the development of infrastructure facilities including facilitating accessibility for persons with benchmark disabilitiesrests primarily with the respective State Governments. The Central Government only supplements the resources of the States in this regard through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Judicial Infrastructure in District and Subordinate Courts.
Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the development of infrastructure facilities for the Judiciary, funds are provided for construction of court buildings, residential units, lawyers hall, toilet complexes and digital computer rooms for the convenience of lawyers and litigants. However, funds are released to the States/UTs only when their project proposals mandatorily comply with disable friendly norms/accessibility standards as laid down by CPWD/Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. A certificate to this effect is also asked for from the States as part of the CSS guidelines. Under the Scheme, the States have enough liberty to provide for additional facilities including those that facilitate easy accessibility for persons with benchmark disabilities to the court premises.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Joint Bank Account not mandatory for Spouse Pension
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also Incharge Department of Pensions, today clarified and reiterated that Joint Bank Account is not mandatory for Spouse Pension.
The Minister said, the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always sought "ease of living" for all sections of society including the retirees and pensioners who are the nation's assets with all their experience and long years of service rendered by them.
Speaking to media after a meeting with senior officials of the Pension Department, Dr Jitendra Singh said, in case the Head of Office is satisfied that it is not possible for the retiring Government Servant to open a joint account with his/her spouse for reasons beyond his/her control, this requirement may be relaxed. All agency banks disbursing Central Government pension have been advised that in case the spouse  opts for the existing joint bank account for credit of family pension, banks should not insist on opening a new account.
The Minister, added that a joint bank account with spouse is however desirable and it is to be opened with their spouse in whose favor an authorization for family pension exists in the PPO. Operation in these accounts would be on “former or survivor” or “either or survivor” basis as desired by the pensioner, he added.
The reason for opening of joint bank account is to ensure that family pension may be commenced without any delay and the family pensioner is not subjected to any hardships for opening of a new pension bank account. This also ensures minimum documentation for the family pensioner while submitting request for commencement of family pension.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 194.60 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 7.15 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,94,60,45,325
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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7,15,72,730
More than 194.60 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 7.15 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
GEM launches National Outreach Programme - GEM Samvaad
A national outreach Programme, GeM Samvaad, was launched by Anup Wadhawan, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Go1vernment of India and Chairman, GeM in New Delhi today. The outreach programme will take place with stakeholders across the country and with local sellers in order to facilitate on-boarding of local sellers on the marketplace while catering to specific requirements and procurement needs of buyers.
The outreach programme will take place from 19 Dec 2019 to 17 Feb 2020 and will cover all the States and UTs of the country.
GeM has more than 15 lakh products and around 20,000 services, more than 3 lakh registered sellers and service providers and more than 40,000 Government buyer organizations. In its short journey of three years, GeM has processed more than 28 lakh orders worth Rs. 40,000 crores in Gross Merchandise Value out of which 50% has been transacted by MSMEs.
State Departments and Organizations and Public Sector Enterprises  have been using GeM for their buying needs. Sellers from the State are also benefitting through the access to national Public Procurement market using the portal. Through GeM Samvaad the marketplace is looking forward to receiving feedback from users which shall be used for making improvements and advancements in the system.
Government e Marketplace  is the national public procurement portal offering end to end solutions for all procurement needs of Central and State Government Departments, PSUs, autonomous institutions and local bodies. Since its commencement on 9th August 2016, GeM has transformed public procurement in the country by leveraging technology and making procurement contactless, paperless, and cashless.
schedule for GeM Samvaad available on GeM website https://gem.gov.in